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sain

sain [ sayn ] (past and past participle sained, present participle sain·ing, 3rd person present singular sains)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
bless with sign of cross: to make the sign of the cross over somebody or something as a blessing or protection against evil ( archaic )

[ Old English segnian, via Germanic < Latin signare "to mark" < signum "mark"]
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